Proposed curriculum for an 'observational' international emergency medicine fellowship program

C. James Holliman, Gary B. Green, Michael J. VanRooyen, Kathleen Clem, Jeffrey P. Smith, Felix K. Ankel, Jon Mark Hirshon, Tamara Thomas, Norvin Perez, Mark Davis, Leslie R. Wolf

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Abstract

This article presents information on considerations involved in setting up and conducting fellowship training programs in emergency medicine (EM) for physicians from other countries. General goals for these programs are to assist in providing physicians from other countries with the knowledge and skills needed to further develop EM in their home countries. The authors report their opinions, based on their cumulative extensive experiences, on the necessary and optional structural elements to consider for international EM fellowship programs. Because of U.S. medical licensing restrictions, much of the proposed programs' content would be 'observational' rather than involving direct 'hands-on' clinical EM training. Due to the very recent initiation of these programs in the United States, there has not yet been reported any scientific evaluation of their structure or efficacy. International EM fellowship programs involving mainly observational EM experience can serve as one method to assist in EM development in other countries. Future studies should assess the impact and efficacy of these programs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)359-364
Number of pages6
JournalAcademic Emergency Medicine
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2000

Keywords

  • Curriculum
  • Emergency medicine
  • Fellowship
  • International

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